Ask the ATC: tight calf muscles

Here's some stuff you can do to unlock those tight calf muscles after a long day.

- get some resistance bands (if you need them - I have some left over from my muscle strain at home, so let me know) and you can work the opposite muscle of the calf which will help relax it and take some pressure off it.. work the resistance bands to the left, right, up and down. these exercises can also be done without resistance, they also help check the range of motion of your ankle... you can also use the balance board the rotate around

- calf stretches!! line up your toes against the fence at an angle and to get the more intense stretch, do a squat and lower your hips.

- pump the calf - this one is probably the most doable and most helpful, sit down on a bench or something and have something put some pressure on your calf.. then pump your calf in and out for like 20 seconds.. repeat.. you can also do this yourself but people tend to cheat and not adjust resistance.. you can also roll it out with a foam roll or stick it and pump it also.. this is a much higher level if you can handle it..

*also, a word of the wise with the foam rolls and stick its, they're a pre-practice or post-practice element since they basically roll out a muscle and the knots. they're not really a middle of the practice thing or game day rescue because what you're basically doing is forcing your muscle to loosen up. if you roll out in the middle of practice, you're teaching your muscles to fire hard when loose. so i'd recommend rolling out as a rehab thing before practice and after practice.